Sun Jun 8 - Tues Jun 10 - Solihull and Merseyside
Sunday June 8th
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| Harriet.. always on the go!!! |
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| View through the solarium |
Today is a visits and travel day. We
followed Sue and John and a very slow lorry ..up to Solihull to visit
Nephew Robin, Sam and the girls. It was a rewarding family time as we
inspected Rob and Sam’s new digs! Very nice indeed and a wonderful
garden for the children. Lots of laughter and good eats (wonderful roast pork with crackling.. it's been years!!!). Salutations to
our wonderful hosts and to Harriet for helping, and Jessica and Abigail
for providing constant amusement. Lookout Abigail is going to be a
footballer and Jessica is the team manager! LOL
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| John and Abigail |
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| Happy Granny Sue and Abigail |
After
suitable goodbyes and farewells we headed on up to Merseyside got to
Derek and Lin's without any hassle and settled in to discover lots about
their cruise from Australia to Japan and share cruise tales. Had a
lovely visit from Alison and shared some big hugs.
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| TAAA DAAA!!!! |
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| Abigail |
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| Jessica |
Monday June 9th
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| Big brother Tony in his kitchen |
Visited
Tony in Great Sutton and had a good old chin wag in the kitchen. Went to Bromborough to St Barnabas church (the site of many 'Tate' celebrations and funerals.) Had a quick visit. Quick pop into Asda for english chocs etc and then back to Derek and Lin's. Jo
came over to visit and we saw Lee when he picked up Maggie. Poor Maggie
getting stiffer in the back end each time we see her (FYI she is
a border collie!) Had a great dinner / evening out at the Shippons Pub
in Irby. I didn't take any photos over the last couple of days... just felt like we were home and I didn't think of it... DUH!!
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| Allison and Maggie |
Tuesday June 10th
Went over to
see the extensive renovations at Sallies, what a task to take on and my
how Mollie and Lois have grown and Jacob is becoming quite mischievous.
Said Farewells to Derek and Lin, then on to the Wheatsheaf for a
Highfield gathering. Gill and Geoff, Jackie and Graham (who landed from
Singapore that very morning) Jack and Nancy. Good fun and nosh as usual.
All too short but at least we got together. Next time we’ll take longer
and be sure to get the missing cousins too.
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| The Highfield Gang and co. |
We got back to Clapham about 9.00 pm and dropped off the car. All went well and according to plan.
